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Instrument Shop

The Instrument Shop builds, modifies, and repairs custom scientific instruments for the UA research community. The shop uses state-of-the-art machinery and maintains a broadinventory of materials, including stainless steel, aluminum, oxygen-free copper, brass, and other specialty metals and plastics.

Equipment

Precision milling, turning and drilling

CNC Haas VF5 Mill

CNC Super Mini Mill 2

Bridgeport mills

Drill presses

Tapping machine

CNC Haas TL3 turning lathe

Monarch lathes

Romi metric lathe

Sheet metal fabrication

Shears

Brakes

Roller

Sandblaster machine

Marvel horizontal saw

Software

CAD SolidWorks

Master CAM

Welding and brazing

Ultra-high vacuum

TIG

MIG

Oxygen-Acetylene

Other

H2O water jet

Woodcutting machines

Contact

For more information, contact David Key, Chief Mechanician, at (205) 348-3778 or dkey@ua.edu.